Papermerge

Product Overview

Papermerge is an open-source document management system designed specifically for scanned documents (digital archives). This innovative solution allows users to efficiently store and organize their digital files by extracting text from scans using OCR (Optical Character Recognition), indexing them, and preparing them for full-text search.

With Papermerge, you can enjoy a modern desktop file browser experience, complete with features like dual-panel document browsing, drag-and-drop uploading, tags, hierarchical folders, and advanced search capabilities. The system supports various file formats, including PDF, TIFF, JPEG, and PNG.

Main Features

1. File Browsing: Organize and index your scanned documents using tags, correspondents, types, and more.
2. OCR (Optical Character Recognition): Extract text from scans, adding searchable and selectable text to even image-only documents.
3. Full-Text Search: Perform precise searches across metadata, PDF files, PDF annotations, and rich-text notes, with support for multiple languages.
4. Customizable Dashboard: View statistics, filter by tags, correspondents, types, and more, or bulk-edit tags, correspondents, types, and more.
5. Drag-and-Drop Uploading: Easily upload documents throughout the app using drag-and-drop functionality.
6. Custom Fields: Create custom fields of various data types to suit your specific needs.
7. Shareable Public Links: Share links with optional expiration for secure document sharing.
8. Support for Various File Formats: Store and manage PDF, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and more.

With Papermerge, you can enjoy a centralized management system that ensures your digital archives are well-organized and easily accessible, making it an ideal solution for long-term storage of scanned documents.